Clothesrack



Jan. 19, 1937. J. B. BIERMAN 2,068,285

CLOTHESRACK FilgdApril 15, 195eI Patented Jan. 19, 1937 UNITED STATES*OFFICE This invention relates to* clothesracks;more` especially to racksadapted to be' placed in closets;l

and incloak roomsyi It is highly desirable in clothes1 closets and thelike to have a meansA forhanging a relatively large number of articles`of clothing softhat-all such articlesare readily accessible'. In thesummer time, when the number.ofagarmentsabeing. used is rather small, aclothes closet may be of ample capacity for-theedesired purpose, but inthe winter time, When a large number of garments is being used, aclothes closet which was ample in the summer time will be insufficientand it will be necessary to so hang garments as to render others noteasily removed.

It has been proposed to have in such a closet more than one rack fixedto the wall of the closet and being placed one above the other inparallel relation. While this did provide extra hangers for garments, itdid not overcome the stated difficulty, so that if overcoats or the likewere hung on the upper rack, they so covered the lower rack as to renderit very difcult to hang or remove garments.

My invention is intended and adapted to overcome the difficulties ofprevious constructions of this kind and to provide a construction to beinserted in a clothes closet whereby the clothes hangers will occupy aminimum of space, but at the same time allow the hanging of a largenumber of garments without interfering with the accessibility of others.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a rack having a set of clotheshangers, which rack is fixed to the Wall or other support. I provide asecond rack of similar construction which is normally held against thewall or other support, but is not fixed to the same. I further connectthe two racks by suitable mechanism, as, for example, by links, wherebywhen it is desired to hang a large number of garments on the racks, thesecond rack is moved into a position away from the wall of the closetand held in such position. It is so located that it does not interferewith the introduction or removal of the garments from the fixed rack andis itself very readily accessible for the hanging of garments.

In the accompanying drawing constituting a part hereof, and in whichlike reference characters indicate like parts,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of one embodiment of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof showing the device in the extendedposition and also indicating in dotted linesthelocation of the movablerack or bar in theclosedposition; and f y v Eig. Sis avrfralgmentaryfront elevational view ofmy devce. A

To'the support or wall I of. a clothes closetor the k likg-:,ther e issecured a bar Z-of any desired material, beinglfield` in ,place as byscrews 3.

kThe@bar-Ahas asers of, clotheshansers 4.a 10nsts Asecondbar of suitablematerialandof any desired form also has a series of hangers 6 along thelength thereof. A link I has one end pivoted to an intermediate point 8on the end portion of the bar 2, and the other end of link 1 is pivotedAat point 9 to the upper end portion of the bar 5. A

link I0 pivoted at point II at the top of the end portion of bar 2 hasits free end I2 provided with a pin I3 having the head thereof knurledor otherwise roughened to allow ready manipulation thereof. The pin isadapted to i'lt into an opening I4 in the lower portion of th-e end ofbar 5. Link 1 has a slot I5 into which a pin I6, secured to link Il), isadapted to move. An opening I1 is provided in link 1 between the slot I5and the pivot 9 for a purpose to be described.

lThe opposite ends of bars 2 and 5 are provided with a set of linkswhich are a duplicate of those above described and serve to support themove able bar.

In Fig. 2 the device is shown in the extended position with the pins I6at the extreme right hand end of slots I 5, and pins I3 engaged inopenings I4. This constitutes a locking means, whereby the bar 5 is heldin the extended position and, as shown in Fig. 2, at a point somewhatabove the horizontal plane of the bar 2. When it is desired to place thebar 5 in the closed position, pins I3 at each end of the bar 5 areremoved from openings IIIl allowing bar 5 to move downward until itassumes the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, when the pins I3are inserted in openings I'I in links 1. The pins I6 move to theopposite end of slots I5 and constitute stops to prevent the bar 5 frommoving too far. Pins I3 are inserted in openings I'I and provide alocking means to prevent movement of bar 5 out of its lower position.

Although I have described my invention setting forth a specificembodiment thereof, my invention is not limited to the details describedherein but is of considerably broader scope. The idea involved here is amovable member which may be placed in the extended or in the closedposition and my invention relates particularly thereto. Instead of themovable bar being held below the fixed bar, I may reverse the positionsand obtain the same results. It is not necessary that the links besecured directly to the fixed bar, although I usually do this forconvenience, as said links may be secured to any other stationarysupport. While usually the bars are made of Wood or the like, they may,of course, be of metal of other materials. The exact mechanism forproducing the motion in the movable bar is not at all necessary and Imay use various other mechanisms. The device as a whole need not beplaced on the wall of a closet or the like, but may be secured to anysuitable support. These and other changes may be made in my inventionwithin the spirit thereof, the scope of the invention being defined inthe claims appended hereto.

What I claim is:

1. A clothes rack having a bar xed on a support and carrying clotheshangers, a second bar also carrying clothes hangers, said bars beingrelatively long, a set of links interconnecting said bars for holdingsaid bars in substantially parallel relation, and means cooperating withsaid links to hold said second bar in a position away from or inproximity to said support.

2. A clothes rack having a bar xed on a support and carrying clotheshangers, a second bar also carrying clothes hangers, said bars beingrelatively long, a set of links interconnecting said-Y bars for holdingsaid bars in substantially parallel relation, and means cooperating withsaid links to hold said second bar in a position away from or inproximity to said support, said clothes hangers being in operativeposition in both positions of the movable bar.

3. A clothes rack having a bar fixed on a support and carrying clotheshangers, a second bar also carrying clothes hangers, a link pivoted toboth bars, a second link having one end thereof pivoted to one bar, theother end of said second link being removably attached to the other bar,the removal of said attachment constituting Vmeans for allowing saidsecond bar to move to said support, whereby said second bar may be heldin a position away from or in proximity to said support.

4. A clothes rack having a bar fixed on a support and carrying clotheshangers, a second bar also carrying clothes hangers, a link pivoted toboth bars, a second link having one end thereof pivoted to one bar, theother end of said second link being removably attached to the other bar,the removal of said attachment constituting means for allowing saidsecond bar to move to said support, whereby said second bar may be heldin a position away from or in proximity to said support and means forinterlocking said links.

JORDAN B. BIERMAN.

